Continuing from the success of the Model One, Jeff Senn Guitars and Eastwood Custom Shop are excited to introduce The Continental.

The Continental started off as a project that Jeff Senn was building just for himself. “I wanted to combine the various design elements of the original, vintage Supro Ozark and mix in some of my own ideas to create a guitar with visual panache and sonic attitude”.

The Continental is equipped with a mini-humbucker in the bridge position for twangy, sometimes snotty, snarling rock n’ roll sounds. The neck pickup is a classic T-style that covers jazzy, jump blues to early south side Chicago wailings. These elements combine to give The Continental a personality that confidently struts from Chess 45’s to punk rock glory and everywhere in between. In fact, the name The Continental is in tribute to the infamous punk rock club in Buffalo, New York, where Jeff grew up.

The slightly compact body with the kitcshy swirl of the pearloid top give The Continental a uniqueness that will draw attention in clubs, arenas, stadiums, and your own personal music room. Jeff says, “I like guitars that seem to call you from across the room to be picked up and played and The Continental, to me, has that appeal”.

From Link to Wolf, Thunders to Strummer, Buck to Merle - The Continental - is a compact rocket to rebellion, a hard act to ignore. This model will be manufactured in our #1 Korean factory.

Comments (21)

An Old Guy

This is so over-the-top looking that it’s gorgeous! I was saving pennies with the thought that I might pick up a second Twin Tone, but after seeing this, I’m going to have to put that on hold and save pennies—faster—to get one of these!

Hey there Old Guy,
Thank You!
That’s one thing we really like about the Eastwood crowdfunding model. It only requires a simple deposit to have yours built but you have plenty of time to budget for the balance when it’s due.

JRS

Marcus

An Old Guy

Haven’t sold any of my other guitars (yet), but thinking about it… What’s the cost of the case, since it’s not included? Is the case made specifically to fit the Continental, or will it be something more generic?

An Old Guy

Upon further review… the only aesthetic note I don’t care for is the “flipper” switch for pickups. I’d much rather see a 3rd chrome barrel switch like the volume and tone dials. It can work the same way mechanically/electronically as the flipper, but I’d like to see the visible part of the switch more in tune with the volume and tone knobs that are already there, and chrome instead of white plastic will (my opinion) go better with the pearloid and chrome that dominate the rest of the guitar’s “look.”

An Old Guy

April 3, 2017

“Easy to switch knobs!” Yes, but only if A) a duplicate knob to match the volume and tone controls is actually available separately; and B) the stem for the pickup switch is the same size and configuration as the stem(s) for volume and tone.

Sooooo… A) Will a replacement knob for the pickup switch to match the volume and tone controls be available separately? and B) Will that knob actually work with the stem used for the existing pickup selector switch?

Just caught a glimpse of this ritzy looker on this morning’s Today Show (4/19/17) when a Sheryl Crow Band member (not Stroud; it was the cat stage left) was playing rhythm while Sheryl played bass, and so I just had to do a search for it. I couldn’t see the headstock logo clearly enough (ahem), so I’m glad I guessed right and searched for Eastwood guitars 2017. Cool to discover this crowdfunding concept, and if one day I decide to bite, this model may be the one.

I’m really interested in this guitar, I’ve been back and forth on this side daily.

One question I have, is in regards to the headstock.
Is the head stock going to have the logo or the clean pick guard white line border look?
Though I understand that from a company standpoint it does suck not to visibly brand your product, the solid black with the white line border is just so clean looking.
This guitar is so beautiful… I’m forever on the budget fence on this… I better make a call soon…
… but… Oh man…. I’ve never bought a guitar without holding it and playing it, this might be a first.

Michael Robinson

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